Melvine Malard
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Melvine Marie Ericka Malard[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 28 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Saint-Denis, Réunion, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2024 | Lyon | 58 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Fleury (loan) | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Manchester United (loan) | 19 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Manchester United | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | France U16 | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | France U17 | 9 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U19 | 17 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | France U20 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | France U23 | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | France | 23 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024 |
Melvine Marie Ericka Malard (born 28 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Manchester United and the France national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Malard started playing football in Saint-Denis FC, on her native island of Réunion. She joined the Lyon in 2014, signing her first professional contract in July 2017 with the European champions.[3]
For the 2019–20 season, she was sent on loan to FC Fleury 91 to gain some game-time,[4] Which did not prevent her from joining back Lyon for the Uefa Champions League Final, taking part in the victory as a substitute.[5]
In January 2020, she was named by UEFA as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.[6]
On 15 September 2023, Malard joined Manchester United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7] She signed for the club on a permanent deal on 12 July 2024.[8]
International career
[edit]On 18 September 2020, Malard made her debut for the France national team in a 2–0 victory against Serbia.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 November 2024[10]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lyon | 2017–18 | D1F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 26 | 7 | ||||
2021–22 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | — | 35 | 17 | ||||
2022–23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 8 | |||
2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 58 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 32 | ||
Fleury (loan) | 2019–20 | D1F | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
Manchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | WSL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 7 | |
Manchester United | 2024–25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
Total | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
Career total | 92 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 44 |
- ^ Includes the Coupe de France, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes the FA Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ Includes the Trophée des Championnes
International
[edit]- As of match played 30 November 2024[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
France | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 2 | |
2022 | 13 | 4 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 6 |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Malard goal.
No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 October 2021 | 7 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2 | 5–0 | ||||||
3 | 16 February 2022 | 9 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Finland | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2022 Tournoi de France |
4 | 25 June 2022 | 12 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France | Cameroon | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
5 | 18 July 2022 | 16 | New York Stadium, Rotherham, England | Iceland | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
6 | 6 September 2022 | 20 | Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France | Greece | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Coupe de France: 2018–19, 2022–23
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20,[12] 2021–22[13]
- Trophée des Championnes: 2022, 2023
Manchester United
France U19
France
Individual
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Golden Boot: 2019
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "Official List of Players U20WWC" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Dalmat, Syanie (18 September 2020). "Melvine Malard, la Bleuette prête à éclore - Foot - Bleues". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Un avenir prometteur pour la joueuse réunionnaise : Foot - Melvine Malard signe un contrat pro à l'Olympique Lyonnais". Imaz Press Réunion (in French). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Melvine Malard (OL) prêtée au FC Fleury". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Liveticker: VfL Wolfsburg - Olympique Lyon 1:3 (Frauen Champions League 2019/2020, Finale)". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "United sign Melvine Malard on loan". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Malard makes permanent Man Utd move". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "SERBIA VS. FRANCE 0 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "M. Malard - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Equipe de France A - Melvine Malard". Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ UEFA.com. "History: Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2019/20". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "History: Barcelona 1-3 Lyon | UEFA Women's Champions League 2021/22 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (12 May 2024). "Women's FA Cup final: Manchester United beat Tottenham to win first major trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Melvine Malard at Soccerway
- Melvine Malard at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Melvine Malard at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-12-03) (in French)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- French women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
- Division 1 Féminine players
- France women's youth international footballers
- France women's international footballers
- Black French sportspeople
- Sportspeople from Saint-Denis, Réunion
- Women's footballers from Réunion
- FC Fleury 91 (women) players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- French expatriate women's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Manchester United W.F.C. players
- UEFA Women's Champions League–winning players
- French women's football biography stubs